Matthias Friedrich Melzig
Prof. Dr. habil. Dr. h.c.; Freie Universitaet Berlin, Institute of Pharmacy, Koenigin-Luise-Str. 2+4, D-14195 Berlin, Germany
Biography
Research topics are investigations in the biological and pharmacological activity of secondary products from plants using biochemical, cell and molecular biological methods. One focus was directed at inhibition of enzymes included in metabolism of neuropeptides or involved in immunological mechanisms, as well as plant-based inhibitors of enzymes within the digestion process. A second field of research was concerned with synergistic interactions between different natural products, e.g. saponins and toxic lectins regarding their toxicity, as well as components of essential oils and antibiotics regarding their antibacterial activity. Results of research are ap. 240 publications, 250 lectures and 3 patents.
The Faculty of Pharmacy of the Medical University Warsaw awarded me the honorary doctorate in 2018.
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